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When Hester meets Roger Chillingworth on the peninsula, she tells him that she is going to make Reverend Dimmesdale aware of Chillingworth's true identity (Roger Prynne - Hester's former husband.)Hester says to Roger Chillingworth "I must reveal the secret. He [Arthur Dimmesdale] must discern thy true character, to discuss this matter with him, told him to be there for that discussion.

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